Original U.S. WWII USMC Early Blade-Marked Mark 2 KA-BAR Fighting Knife in Leather Sheath Brown Bess Musket Parts As the Manhattan Fire Arms

As the Manhattan Fire Arms Co mainly made weapons for the civilian market

When the battalion was deployed in line

Handguard: 4 ½”x 5”

There is still a bit of the original cylinder battle scene

Pulling up the small brass knob on the right side of the case unlocks a spring loaded drawer

Original U.S. WWII USMC Early Blade-Marked Mark 2 KA-BAR Fighting Knife in Leather Sheath Brown Bess Musket Parts As the Manhattan Fire ArmsOriginal Item: Only One Available. The originator of the KA BAR trademark, Union Cutlery Co, began using the name in 1923, having received a letter from a fur trapper who had used the knife to kill a wounded bear which attacked him when his rifle jammed. According to company records, the letter was only partially legible; "ka bar" could be read, as fragments of the phrase "kill a bear". In 1923, the company adopted the name Ka Bar from the "bear